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The listeners return them to volunteers, who clear the devices for new recordings.

Mr Brading said the charity had always been well-supported: “The funding has enabled us to do everything we wanted to do.

“If the demand is there we will keep going for another 35 years and beyond.”

Administrative secretary Doreen Turner, who has volunteered for 12 years, said: “The best part is meeting our listerners when we go to deliver the playback machines because they are all such nice people.”

Founder Peter Brading, left, with Edward Allen in 1979

Mike Grantham, 77, blind since 11 and the charity’s blind representative, said: “It’s very important and interesting because it does more than the local radio news and gives more details on what’s going on in West Oxfordshire.

“It’s our main link to what’s going on locally and I always look forward to receiving the memory stick.”

For more information on the service or to help out contact Mrs Turner on 01993 200678.